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VS 16, 111 (P372965)
Letter, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | VS 16, 111 |
|---|---|
| ID | P372965 |
| Museum no. | VAT 07804 |
| Collection | Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Letter |
Transliteration (ATF)
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Machine draft. The right-hand column is machine English from ixmon/atf-to-english (atf-en-t5base-F, 2026-10-17), generated line by line from the transliteration. It is unreviewed and is not a scholarly translation.
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | a-na a-wi-lim# [sza] {d}marduk u2-ba-al-la-t,u2-<szu> | to the man whom Marduk will release him |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma be-el mu-ka#?-szi-ri-ma | Thus (says) Bel-ukaširi: |
| 4 | {d}utu u3 {d}marduk# da-ri-<isz> _u4_-mi | Šamaš and Marduk forever |
| 5 | li-ba-al-li-t,u2-ka | may they keep you alive. |
| 6 | _dumu-mesz_ a-pil-ku-bi | sons of Apil-Kūbe |
| 7 | sza a-na _lu2 sza3-gu4_ ta-ad-di-na-szu-nu-ti | that to the oxen driver you gave them |
| 8 | i-na szi-ta-pu-ri-ka | At your šitapūru |
| 9 | it-ta-al-ku | they went. |
| 10 | um-ma szu-nu-ma | thus they: |
| 11 | ma-ah-ri-ka u2-ul | is not before you. |
| 12 | ni-za-az | to stand, stand |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-nu-um#-ma tup-pi2 usz-ta-bi-la-kum | Herewith I have sent you my tablet. |
| 2 | {disz}{d}suen-ma-gir _szesz-a-ni_ | Sin-magir, his brother |
| 3 | {disz}ur-da-{d}nanna | Urda-Nanna |
| 4 | _ugula gidri_ {disz}ti-la-nu-um | foreman of the scepter: Tilanum |
| 5 | szum-ma t,a3-ab-ba-la-t,u2 | If it is good, |
| 6 | _ugula gidri_ {disz}dingir-szu-ba-ni | foreman of the scepter: Ilu-šubani |
| 7 | a-na {disz}in-bi-i3-li2-szu _ensi2_ | to Inbi-ilišu, the governor |
| 8 | i-di-in u3 sza at-ta-di-in | gave, and that I gave |
| 9 | me-he-er t,u2-pi2-ka szu-bi-lam | Send me your ṭūpu-measure! |
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